CONTENTS xi 
PAGES 
Cuttings of roots i é Fi 2 - . a : . 119 
Green cuttings . . é : é ‘ ‘ ‘ . 120 
Cuttings of leaves. - F . 2 é 2 ‘ . 120 
General treatment. ‘ . ‘ c : ‘ 3 . 121 
Transplanting young seedlings 3 : . . : . 122 
Transplanting established plants and brews _ 2 . : . 124 
Tub-plants : F A Fi ‘ i : . 125 
When to transplant . s 5 : , 5 e , . 126 
Depth to transplant . ‘ ‘ : ‘ ‘i ‘ 2 > 127 
Making the rows straight . ‘ 5 . ‘ : : a DT. 
Cutting-back ; filling . : ‘ . - 2 F : . 129 
Removing very large trees : : A : - ‘ . 1380 
Winter protection of plants é ‘ ‘i ci , ‘ ‘ - 135 
Pruning . : . ; : F : ‘ : . 189 
Tree surgery and pr dhéehion 3 e 5 p é ; ‘ . 142 
Tree guards . . 5 Fi j : . 3 ‘ . 148 
Mice and rabbits 5 ; : 2 : . 5 : . 144 
Girdled trees. 5 . : - . ‘ - : . 144 
Repairing street trees s 7 . F 2 . 3 . 145 
The grafting of plants. ‘ ‘ . . ‘ . . 1 
Keeping records of the plantation. < : 5 : : . 154 
The storing of fruits and vegetables s . : : ‘ . 158 
The forcing of plants ; ; : , 5 Q 3 ‘ . 161 
Coldframes : . is - P 3 : 2 . 164 
Hotbeds . : ‘ . i : ‘ . : - 168 
Management of hothetls : 5 A . ‘ : . . 175 
CHAPTER VI 
PROTECTING PLANTS FROM THINGS THAT PREY ON THEM . . 178-2138 
Screens and covers . 4 ‘ A ‘ : ‘ : ‘ . 186 
Fumigating . . 5 ‘ . a‘ : : F - 188 
Soaking tubers and seeds . : ‘ ‘ P : . F . 190 
Spraying . ‘ . . 5 : ‘ é . . 190 
Insecticide spraying , for cits a : : : ‘ ‘ ‘ . 198 
Fungicide spraying formulas . ; ‘ : ; ‘ ‘ - 196 
Treatment for some of the common insects ‘ ‘ . ‘ . 198 
Treatment for some of the common plant diseases . ‘ % . 207 
